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Meanings of
scurvy
in inglês
russo
скорбут
português
escorbuto
espanhol
escorbuto
catalão
escorbuto
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Human disease.
scorbutus
deficiency of vitamin c
hypoascorbemia
l-gulonolactone oxidase pseudogene
vitamin c deficiency
português
escorbuto
Of the most contemptible kind.
low
miserable
abject
scummy
low-down
Related terms
contemptible
Usage of
scurvy
in inglês
1
By Odin, the women of the North Danes are a
scurvy
breed.
2
The Finlanders were not attacked with
scurvy
,
but the rest suffered severely.
3
His
scurvy
-
ravaged
legs gave under him and he winced with the pain.
4
Of remedies against
scurvy
the sweet-wort was proved to be most valuable.
5
In infants this is most often due to
scurvy
,
sometimes to syphilis.
6
He says he does not think so: he thinks it is
scurvy
.
7
Like most ships of the time, Surville's crew was decimated by
scurvy
.
8
Here their men had a
scurvy
trick played them by the Banyai.
9
In Plymouth, Harrington suffered from
scurvy
,
and at last he became insane.
10
A stalemate followed and the Crusaders were weakened by
scurvy
and plague.
11
Frost-bite maimed them at first; then
scurvy
,
dysentery, fever, began to kill.
12
From a paper he had served so loyally this seemed
scurvy
treatment.
13
Young Gillam swore such coolness was
scurvy
treatment for an old friend.
14
The
scurvy
,
Count, is a disease which begins with an evil tongue.
15
It had looked more like a
scurvy
bear crossed with a lion.
16
But why does he want to treat us in that
scurvy
fashion?
Other examples for "scurvy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
scurvy
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
scurvy trick
die of scurvy
suffer from scurvy
prevent scurvy
scurvy lot
More collocations
Translations for
scurvy
russo
скорбут
авитаминоз c
гиповитаминоз с
гиповитаминоз c
цынга
цинга
барлова болезнь
авитаминоз с
português
escorbuto
espanhol
escorbuto
antiescorbútico
antiescorbutico
catalão
escorbuto
escorbut
Scurvy
through the time
Scurvy
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common